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Today — April 4, 2026 (permalink)

From the Daily Mirror, 1914.




From Wee Wisdom, 1937.


From Amrita, 1973.




From Life on a Medieval Barony by William Stearns Davis, 1923.


From My Book About Mary and Bill by Felton & Meighen, 1940.


From Sea-side and Way-side by Julia McNair Wright and illustrated by C. S. King, 1936.




Urged on by mice.  From Beautiful Joe's Paradise by Marshall Saunders, 1934.


From The Martlet, 1964.


"The planetary periodic table."  From American Astrology, 1947.


"Newspapers or views-papers?"  From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1945.


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From Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving and illustrated by Frank T, Merrill, 1899.


From Peace Junior College's 1931 yearbook.


From Child-Library Readers Book Two by William Elson and Lura Runkel, 1925.


From Heidelberg University's 1923 yearbook.


From Chatterbox, 1891.


"Moonbouncing news."  From 73 Magazine, 1964.


From Ohio University's 1931 yearbook.  See How to Be Your Own Cat.

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